Welcome from James Steward
Dear HIS Community,
The MYP took centre stage this week at HIS with their exceptional work on our Interdisciplinary Units (IDUs). Students studied such concepts as Artificial Intelligence, Renewable Energy, and Disaster Preparedness. Our students and teachers were superb while integrating complex concepts into the learning and teaching. Congratulations to Sarah Niemann (MYP Coordinator) and the entire MYP Team.
This coming weekend the focus will be on the Spring Concert, College Counselling, The Visual Arts Exhibition in MYP and Parent Student Conferences from ECKG to G4. We are looking forward to hosting you. More information can be found below.
The Peace Riders will leave campus next Monday morning for their adventure into the mountains of Yamagata. Mr Barker and Dr Skaer have been training our riders consistently since the beginning of the school year.
The IB DP Exams are almost complete. The final ones occur early this week. Congratulations to the G12 students, Mr Smith our DP Coordinator and all invigilators that helped support this complex endeavour.
I hope the week to come is a positive one for the entire HIS Community.
Sincerely,
James Steward
HIS Principal
Arts Gala and Spring Concert Update
Dear Parents, Families, and Friends at HIS
You are Cordially Invited to the
Arts Gala: Spring Concert 2024
Saturday, May 18th at Hiroshima International School
The HIS Annual Spring Concert will be featuring all students in Early Childhood Class through Grade 11 in various performance groups. The program is presented as a way to celebrate student’s learning engagement through music for the school year. Students are making their final effort in preparing for the special day. Please join us and support, inspire the performers to sing and to play their best!
Program Overview
Early Childhood/Kindergarten Class Movement & songs
Grade 1-2 Movement & songs
G3-5 Chorus
c. 60min.
INTERMISSION
G6 Ensemble
G9-10 Ensemble
Solo
G7-11 Orchestra
c. 40 min.
Please prepare attire: for the purpose of bringing the light onto unity of the groups, and to add a little special feeling for the evening, please consider the following guidelines.
服装の準備は以下の通りお願いいたします。
EC-G2 HIS team color T shirt and short pants/spats (something fit and easy to move around). Students will be demonstrating rhythm movement activity where they would need to be able to move freely (bending, crawling, galloping, etc.) They will be barefoot during the performance.
Chorus G3-5 HIS 60th Anniversary Polo Shirt and beige or brown tone color pants/skirt
Orchestra (G6-11) Collar shirts, dressy white or black shirts, dark pants/skirt OR dark dress
(calf length or longer is more appropriate choice for concerts)
- Parking: The playground will be open for parking. Car-pooling would be encouraged as there are limited spaces.
- Slippers: Please prepare slippers to protect the gym floor. 上履きの準備をお願いします。
- Gym Doors Open @ 13:00 p.m. Please wait until the final rehearsals are over.
開場前、生徒達は最終リハーサルに緊張して臨んでいます。リハーサル終了まで、入場は控えていただきますよう、お願い申し上げます。
All Primary students will be seated with their homeroom groups until the end of the program.
No Eating during the Performance for HIS Students HISの生徒は演奏会終了まで、生徒の席で演奏に耳を傾けます。演奏会中は生徒は飲食できません。
Secondary Students will be kept for a quick clean up of their equipment and for a GROUP PHOTO following the program. We will be aiming to dismiss secondary students by 16:00 p.m.
終演後、中高生は記念撮影をし、オーケストラ席の簡単な片付けがあります。解散は16:00 予定ですのでご協力よろしくお願いいたします。
Children can be the best audience of the finest music. If they are familiar with the pieces, they will be RESPONDING with greater joy. Younger children watch the way grown-ups listen to music. Please enjoy listening to some of the musical pieces that will be heard at the HIS Spring Concert 2024. Looking forward to seeing many of you there! 子供は本物の音楽を聴き分ける力を持っています。曲に親しんでいれば、聴くことが喜びに変わるでしょう。小さな子供は大人がどんな風に音楽を楽しむのかをじっと見ています。スプリングコンサートで奏される曲にどうぞお子様と耳を傾けてみてください。
G7-11 Orchestra Beethoven 6th Symphony “Pastorale” Tchaikovsky Andante Cantabile
G9-10 Ensemble J.S. Bach Double Violin Concerto in D minor
G6 Ensemble Ryuichi Sakamoto “Rain” from Last Emperor , Simple Gifts (Yo-Yo Ma)
Takako Tokunaga, HIS Music
Arts Gala: Secondary Visual Arts Exhibition
“We are back!”
Visual arts department will present selected artworks by secondary students around the genkan area. This exhibition will showcase the works by Grade 7-10 students and you will be able to see both challenges and progress that students made over the year. Please join us for our exhibition!
HIS Secondary Visual Arts Exhibition
Date: Saturday, May 18th
Location: HIS Genkan (entrance) area
Open to anyone
“We are back!”
Grade 6 and Grade 7 – Selected artworks
Grade 9 and Grade 10 – Self Portrait
Grade 11 and Grade 12 – Selected artworks
Tim Humphris, HIS Visual Arts
The Barkers in Zambia!
During Golden Week the Barkers were able to make a couple of donations in Zambia on behalf of HIS.
Peace Ride Donation
We were happy to deliver a Buffalo charity bike to Kasisi orphanage. About 240 children live in the orphanage, which is run by nuns from Poland.
The bike was purchased in Zambia with money raised through Peace Ride T-shirt sales. Thanks to everyone who bought one!
Library Book Donation
We also brought about a hundred books no longer needed by the HIS library and donated them to Enviro-Floor school, which is the school on Shanika’s farm. Shanika is Ren’s sister, who also went to HIS when she was little.
In Remembrance of Yusuke Hiraga
Dear HIS Community,
In remembrance of our dear classmate Yusuke Hiraga (class of 2020), who tragically left us one and a half years ago, we are coming together at HIS on the weekend of June 16th 11 am, to pay tribute to his life and friendship.
We plan to hold a ceremony to plant a tree sapling and dedicate a bench in his honour next to the new Annex at HIS. We hope that this sapling will grow into a healthy tree and the bench will be used by future generations of HIS students.
We warmly invite you to join us in paying tribute to Yusuke’s memory. Specific details regarding the time and day will be finalised closer to the date.
We also kindly ask for donations to contribute to the cost, estimated at 70,000 yen, for the bench and plaque. We request donations to be sent to the following bank account
Name: Lisa Shige
Type of account: Normal
Account number: 2520456
Bank: 中国銀行 (Chugoku Bank)
Branch: 広島西支店 (322)
All the best,
Class of 2020 and 2019
私たちの同級生であり友人の、平賀祐介君（2020年卒）が急逝されて早くも約1年半が過ぎました。来たる6月16日（日）の11時から、HISにて彼の生前を知る仲間で集って彼を偲ぶセレモニーを開催し、祐介くんの人生と友情に敬意を表したいと思っています。
セレモニーでは、HISのアネックス(別館)の隣に祐介くんの生前を讃えるベンチの設置し、苗木を植える予定です。この苗木は、元気いっぱいのHISの生徒のもとで大きく成長することを、また、このベンチは、たくさんの未来あるHISの生徒の皆さんに末永く使っていただけることを願って設置されます。
このセレモニーにより多くの皆さまにご参加いただけますことを心より願っております。
開催日につきましては、決まり次第お知らせさせていただきますので、もうしばらくお待ちください。
また、ベンチと楯にかかる費用 (約7万円)につきまして、皆さまにご寄付いただけますと幸いです。何卒、ご支援賜りますようお願い申し上げます。
ご寄付は下記の銀行口座へお振り込みをお願いいたします。
金融機関名・支店名： 中国銀行(0168） 広島西支店(322)
口座番号： 2520456
口座の種類：普通預金
口座名義：シゲ リサ
どうぞよろしくお願い申し上げます。
2020年度および2019年度卒業生一同
Many thanks,
Leela
HIS Photo Gallery
Follow the link to see photos from before and after Golden Week:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PSenUfhgbi9nKWNP9
From the PTA Wolfpack
We hope everyone had a fun and relaxing Golden Week.
We are looking for Wolfpack leaders for the 2024-2025 school year! If you would like to be on the Wolfpack OR you would like to nominate someone to be on the Wolfpack please fill out the nomination form here https://forms.gle/TJ8Zhmf3h1YS8Y817 . Nominations will close on May 24th. We will contact the people who were nominated and then we will send out voting information.
The Spring Concert will be on May 18th. As a thank you to everyone for a wonderful year and to celebrate the success of the International Festival the Wolfpack will be giving out FREE ice cream after the concert.
G7 will be baking cookies Thursday, May 23rd. If you would like to help please contact Lindsae. Friday, May 24th will be the Bake Sale so remember to send your kids with small change if you would like them to buy a cookie or two!
Upcoming Events:
- May 18 Ice Cream Party
- May 23 Let’s Bake with G7
- May 24 Bake Sale
The PTA Wolfpack
